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Generative Part Stress Analysis
Generative Part Stress Analysis
Preface
What's new ?
Getting Started
Basic Tasks
Workbench
Description
Glossary
Index
Preface
CATIA - Generative Part Structural Analysis and Generative Assembly Structural
Analysis Version 5 Release 3 allows you to quickly perform first order mechanical analysis for 3D parts.
This application is intended for the casual user. Indeed, its intuitive interface offers the possibility to obtain
mechanical behavior information with very few interactions. The dialog boxes are self explanatory and
require practically no methodology, all defining steps being commutative.
As a scalable product, CATIA - Generative Part Structural Analysis Version 5 Release 3 can be
cooperatively used with other current or future companion CATIA Version 5 products such as CATIA - Part
Design, CATIA - Assembly Design and CATIA - Generative Drafting. The widest application portfolio in the
industry is also accessible through interoperability with CATIA Solutions Version 4 to enable support of the
full product development process from initial concept to product in operation.
The product CATIA - Generative Assembly Structural Analysis has been designed as a very useful
extension to CATIA - Generative Part Structural Analysis enabling the mechanical behavior study of a
whole assembly.This product is fully integrated in Generative Part Structural Analysis product and has
been conceived with the same "easy to learn" and "fun to use" ergonomy creating then a very powerful tool.
The CATIA - Generative Part Structural Analysis and the CATIA - Generative Assembly Structural Analysis
User's Guides have been designed to show you how to analyze a part or an assembly operating within a
specified environment. There are several ways of subjecting a part to external actions. There are also
several types of useful output information. This book aims at illustrating these various possibilities.
The next sections present the main capabilities, in the form of basic user's tasks. It may be a
good idea to take a look at the section describing the menus and toolbars.
What's new ?
CATIA Version 5 Release 3 presents new functionalities for CATIA - Generative
Part Structural Analysis product:
The Adaptivity functionality enables local mesh refinements respecting a
Precision Goal.
After two computations, the Convergence of parameters as the Maximum
of von Mises stresses for example can be studied through a Function
Editor.
The mesh Sag and Size specifications ergonomy has been enhanced.
A Dynamic display enables the user to visualize mesh or nodes local
values resulting from a computation.
The Color Palette customization functionalities have been improved.
The Wireframe Visualization Mode for ISO-Values has been developed.
Getting Started
Before getting into the detailed instructions for using CATIA - Generative Part
Structural Analysis and CATIA - Generative Assembly Structural Analysis Version
5 Release 3, the following tutorial aims at giving you a feel of what you can do
with the product. It provides a step-by-step scenario showing you how to use key
functionalities.
The main tasks described in this section are:
Tasks
Entering the Stress Analysis Workbench and Selecting a Part
Creating Restraints
Creating a Force
Creating a Slider Connection
Computing a Stress Analysis
Computing a Normal Modes Analysis
Viewing Displacements
If you select Start->Analysis & Simulation -> Stress Analysis from a CATPart
document containing the part without any material, the material library will appear
directly for an easy material selection.
You can use command Start->Analysis & Simulation -> Stress Analysis from a
CATPart document instead of steps 5 to 8.
Creating Restraints
This task will show you how to create slider and clamp restraints on a part.
1. Click the Slider icon
.
The Slider dialog
box appears.
Creating a Force
This task will show you how to create a Force.
1. Click the Force icon
.
The Force dialog box
appears.
2. Select a geometry.
Several arrows
previewing the
anticipated result are
displayed.
5. Expand the feature tree to access to the part's body of the first part.
-Double-click on it to edit it. The Part Design Toolbar appears.
-Select the "Apply Material"
materials.
10.Click OK to validate.
13.Select Face to face and Slider connection options in the combo boxes.
14. Select the constraint symbol which links the parts.
15.Click OK.
Be sure to fixe all the global degrees of freedom of your assembly otherwise a
global singularity will be raised at computation ( such a model is insolvable).To
correct easily the model, the induced motion of the assembly will be simulated
and visualized after computation.
The CATProduct and the CATAnalysis files are now associated: If you modify
the CATProduct and you save the CATAnalysis file, the CATProduct file will be
saved as well.
Once all restraints and loads are set on the Assembly, you can launch a
computation as defined in the previous tasks : Computing a Stress Analysis or
Computing a Normal Modes Analysis.
.
The Compute
dialog box
appears.
A Status message
indicates if the program
is ready for
computation.
Otherwise a missing
element would be
declared (at least one
restraint, for example).
2. Click OK to compute
and display the
resulting stresses.
Viewing Displacements
This task will show you how to visualize Displacements after a computation.
You must have successfully performed a Stress Computation prior to beginning this task.
Basic Tasks
The basic tasks you will perform in the CATIA - Generative Part Structural
Analysis workbench are mainly creations of analysis features that you will use for
the mechanical analysis of your part.
Once the required specifications are defined, you need to compute and visualize
the results.
The Basic User Tasks section will explain and illustrate how to create part
physical attributes, specify computation parameters and visualize results.
You can make extensive use of the CAD-CAE associativity concept. Associativity
means that any part modifications occurring outside the Analysis workbench are
automatically reflected when performing tasks within the Analysis workbench. In
particular, any parametric changes on the part are automatically accounted for.
So, you don't have to worry about updating the part specifications.
The workbench provides generative capabilities: you do not have to tell the
program explicitly the necessary steps to perform a mechanical analysis. In fact,
all you need to enter are the specifications about the way in which the part is
subjected to its environment. The program then automatically generates the
desired results.
The table below lists the information you will find in the Basic User Tasks section.
Theme
Purpose
Managing Material Properties shows how to apply and edit the material properties of
the part
Creating Connections
shows how to define connections in an assembly model
shows how to specify restraints (displacement-type
Creating Restraints
boundary conditions)
shows how to specify loads (force-type boundary
Creating Loads
conditions)
shows how to define computation parameters and how
Computing Results
to submit a computation job
Visualizing Results
shows how to display the results of a computation
Tasks
Applying Material Properties
Analyzing Part Material
Customizing Part Material
4. Select a material family. Select the desired material from the displayed list then click OK.
The material is applied.
You can also use the Copy and Paste method to apply a selected material from the library to the part.
You can only define one material for a given part. If you need to specify different materials to different
sub-parts, you must sub-divide your design into different parts accordingly and analyze them together or
separately.
You can modify the analysis characteristics of the selected part's material. Any
modifications done only apply to this part.
3. Click OK to
save any
modifications.
You can modify the analysis characteristics of the selected material. Any
modifications done only apply to this material of this library. For more information,
please refer to your CATIA Version 5 Release 3 Infrastructure User's Guide.
4. Select File -> Save As to save the library in an appropriate directory named
`material'. The name of this library must be `Catalog.CATMaterial'.
5. You must concatenate the directory path containing the material directory at
the start of the environment variable called `CATStartupPath'.
The first `Catalog.CATMaterial' file indicated by the `CATStartupPath' variable
will be taken as the default library accessible by the Apply Material icon of the
Part Design workbench. For more information about this functionality, please
refer to your CATIA Version 5 Release 3 Infrastructure User's Guide:
Customizing your environment on NT/UNIX Chapter.
This task shows the second way to customize the material's property of a part.
This method can be used by both users and administrators.
There are no prerequisites for this task.
1. Select Start -> Infrastructure -> Material Library.
The material library appears.
2. Double-click the desired material.
The Properties dialog box appears.
3. Select the Analysis tab to display the Structural Properties of the material.
You can modify the analysis characteristics of the selected material. Any
modifications done only apply to this material of this library. For more information,
please refer to your CATIA Version 5 Release 3 Infrastructure User's Guide.
4. Select File -> Save As to save the library in a personal directory.
5. You can now use this library to apply a material to a part using the Copy and
Paste method.
You must use File -> Open to access the library and use your personal material's
library.
Creating Connections
CATIA - Generative Assembly Structural Analysis provides easy methods to
create Kinematic Links between parts.
Using the Stress and Modal Analysis workbenches you can create between
parts::
Fastened connections.
Slider connections.
Contact connections ( Stress workbench only )
You can as well create between a part and a virtual body :
Rigid connections.
Smooth connections.
Using Connections functionalities you can design multi-parts modelizations and
study their Static or Modal Behavior.
Be sure to fixe all the global degrees of freedom of your assembly otherwise a
global singularity will be raised at computation ( such a model is insolvable).To
correct easily the model, the induced motion of the assembly will be simulated
and visualized after computation.
Creating a Fastened/Slider
Connection
Fastened/Slider connections create mesh compatible links between the two parts at
their common interface.The mesh quality obtained by this method equals almost one
block meshing operations. While the Fastened connection merges both parts at their
contact surface and makes them behave as a unique body, the Slider connection
enables both bodies to translate tangentially to their common interface.
You must not use Fastened/Sliders connections if the two parts are not in contact then,
they would not represent the physical reality of your model.If both do not have any
contact areas, you should preferably use Virtual connections.
This task will show you how to create a Fastened or a Slider Connection
between parts.
You must own the Generative Assembly Structural Analysis product to follow
this scenario.
You can use the Rod_For_Analysis.CATPart and the
Rod_Axis_For_Analysis.CATPart documents from the SAMPLES/gps_analysis
directory for this task.
1. Repeat steps 1 to 11 of the scenario
"Creating a Slider Connection" from the
Getting Started section..
5.Click OK.
,
Negative clearance ( before insertion and deformation of both bodies ):
This task will show you how to create a Contact Connection between parts.
You must own the Generative Assembly Structural Analysis product to follow
this scenario.
You can use the Rod_For_Analysis.CATPart and the
Rod_Axis_For_Analysis.CATPart documents from the
SAMPLES/gps_analysis directory for this task.
5.Click OK.
Creating Restraints
CATIA - Generative Part Structural Analysis provides easy methods to create and
edit restraints on any part geometries in both the Stress Analysis and Dynamics
Analysis workbenches.
You can use these Restraint functionalities whenever you want, once you own a
Part.
Restraints are required for Stress Analysis computations . They are optional for
Dynamics Analysis computations (if not created, the program will compute
vibration modes for the free, unrestrained part).
Be sure to fixe all the global degrees of freedom of your assembly otherwise a
global singularity will be raised at computation ( such a model is insolvable).To
correct easily the model ( Stress Analysis Workbench only ), the induced motion
of the assembly will be simulated and visualized after computation .
Creating Clamps
Clamps are restraints applied to surface or line geometries of the part, for which
all nodes are to be blocked in the subsequent analysis.
This task shows how to create a clamp on a geometry of a part.
You can use the Rod_For_Analysis.CATPart document from the
SAMPLES/gps_analysis directory for this task.
1. Click the Clamp icon
If you select other surfaces you can create as many clamps as desired with the
same dialog box. A series of clamps can therefore be created quickly.
You can either select the surface and then set the clamp value, or set the clamp
values and then select the surface.
The arrow symbols orientation change depending on the chosen axis system (if
non-coincident).
Creating Sliders
Sliders represent a generalization of the clamp restraint in the sense that you can
release some of the clamped directions thus allowing the part to slide along the
released translation directions.
This task shows how to create a slider on a geometry of a part.
You can use the Rod_For_Analysis.CATPart document from the
SAMPLES/gps_analysis directory for this task.
1. Click the Slider icon
If you select other surfaces or edges you can create as many sliders as desired
with the same dialog box. A series of sliders can therefore be created quickly.
6. Click OK to create the slider.
The arrow symbols orientation change depending on the chosen axis system (if
non-coincident) and depending on the choice of released directions.
2. Select a surface.
A few symbols representing the virtual rigid
body attached to the selected geometry are
displayed. Several symbols representing the
imposed translations and rotations direction at
the default reference point of the virtual rigid
body are also visualized.
3. Click the combo box to activate the Contact option.
4. Pick a reference point belonging to the virtual
rigid body and set the values of the imposed
translation displacements in mm and rotation
displacements in radians. ( To create such a
point, you must use the Wireframe and Surface
Design's workbench accessible through start ->
Mechanical Design. )
5. Optionally enter a value for the clearance
allowed at the interface.
If you do not define a reference point, the program will use the center of the selected
geometry.
A positive clearance value represents an allowed approach distance between interfaces
(prior to contact).
A negative clearance value represents a press-fit type condition (interfaces are already too
close in the initial configuration). The imposed part deformation is directed to the inside,
normal to the selected surface and its norm is equal to the absolute value of the clearance.
2. Click the
combo box to
activate the
Spring
Transmission
option.
3. Select a
line or a
surface.
A few
symbols
representing
the elastic
connection
attached to
the selected
geometry and
the virtual
rigid body is
displayed.
Several
symbols
representing
the imposed
translations
and rotations
direction at
the default
reference
point of the
virtual rigid
body are also
visualized.
4. Pick a
reference
point
belonging to
the virtual
rigid body and
set the values
of the
imposed
translation
displacements
in mm and
rotation
displacements
in rad. ( To
create such a
point, you
must use the
Wireframe
and Surface
Design's
workbench
accessible
through start
-> Mechanical
Design. )
5. Set the
values
corresponding
to the
elasticity.of
the interface
along each
directions
6. Press on Axis System Definition to define the three directions of the elasticity: Select the
first line or plane ( the directing vector or the normal is then selected), select the emptiness (
in the window ) to end the selection if you just use this first direction otherwise select another
direction. The third is computed to build a direct axis system.
If you do not define a reference point, the program will use the center of the selected
geometry.
7. Click OK to
create the
spring virtual
restraint.
Creating Loads
CATIA - Generative Part Structural Analysis provides easy methods to create and
edit loads on any part geometries.
Using the Stress Analysis workbench, you can create a load on a geometry or
edit a selected load.
Using the Dynamics Analysis workbench, you can create a mass equipment on a
geometry or edit a selected mass equipment.
Creating Pressures
Creating Forces
Creating Moments
Creating Pressures
This task shows how to create a pressure applied normally (perpendicularly) to
the geometry of a part.
You can use the Rod_For_Analysis.CATPart document from the
SAMPLES/gps_analysis directory for this task.
1. Click the Pressure icon
.
2. Set the value of the pressure in Pascals
(N/m2). A positive value describes a pressure
whose resultant is directed towards the
material side of the selected surface.
Creating Forces
These tasks allow you to create force-type loads, including tractions, distributed
forces and forces transmitted through a virtual rigid body.
Task
Creating Tractions
Creating Distributed Forces
Creating Transmitted Forces. This includes contact, rigid and smooth transmission
types.
Creating Tractions
Tractions represent intensive (surface density-type) quantities, as opposed to
forces which are extensive (resultants, i.e., integrals over regions) quantities.
The user specifies three components for the direction of the load, along with a
magnitude information which can be either a traction vector magnitude or a
resultant force magnitude. In each case, the actual traction vector components
and the remaining magnitude are updated based on the last data entry.
Therefore units are surface traction units for the traction vector entries
(components and magnitude) and force units for the resultant force magnitude
entry.
This task shows you how to create a traction on a geometry of a part.
The remaining values are automatically evaluated by the program and displayed
in the box.
The resulting arrow symbols are also updated.
7. Click OK.
The traction is created.
4. You can:
either impose the three components of the force in the reference axis
system (the program then automatically updates the resultant norm)
or impose the norm (the program then automatically updates the
components).
The resulting arrow symbols are also updated.
5. Click OK .
The distributed force is created.
Transmitted forces are forces applied indirectly, through the action of a virtual
rigid body.
The user specifies the force acting on the virtual body and the program transfers
it to the part accordingly.
Several cases are considered:
the rigid body force, defined via its line of action, passing through a
specific point of the rigid extension of the virtual body, is transmitted using
rigid kinematic elements: this has the effect of over-stiffening the part at its
interface with the rigid body.
the rigid body force is transmitted using non-rigid kinematic elements: this
has the effect of leaving the interface free to deform.
the rigid body force is transmitted by direct contact with the part, using
linear contact condition elements: this has the effect of simulating the real
load distribution over the true contact area.
3. Select Force in the first combo box and Rigid Transmission in the second one.
4. You can:
either impose the three components
of the force in the reference axis
system (the program then
automatically updates the resultant
norm)
or impose the norm (the program then
automatically updates the
components).
This task shows you how to create a Force Transmitted through Contact on a
geometry of a part.
You can use the Rod_For_Analysis.CATPart document from the
SAMPLES/gps_analysis directory for this task.
4. Define the Clearance between the selected part geometry and the virtual body:
a positive value defines a space between the virtual body and the part
before deformation. If the relative approach of the regarding interfaces
tends to exceed the clearance, the load previously defined is applied.
a negative value defines a contact state (contact occurs if the clearance is
null or negative). Therefore the load is applied on the selected geometry
until its deformation creates a positive clearance.
5. You can:
either impose the three components of the force in the reference axis
system (the program then automatically updates the resultant norm)
either impose the norm (the program then automatically updates the
components).
The resulting arrow symbols are also updated.
For a CATIA - P2 interface, you can select the compass to impose the
direction of the arrows: Drag the compass by handling the red square and
drop it on the appropriate surface.The normal (perpendicular) direction to
this surface defines the new direction.Then, click on the Compass
Direction button to take this new direction into account.You can now invert
the direction if desired, editing the values of the three components.Please
refer to the CATIA Infrastructure User's Guide for further information.
The application point is located at the center of the virtual body which is a
sphere or a volume of revolution or a limited plane accordingly to the
previously selected surface.
6. Click OK.
The force transmitted through contact is created.
Creating Moments
This task allows you to create transmitted moment-type loads, which include rigid
and smooth transmission types.
The two following cases are considered:
the rigid body moment is transmitted using rigid kinematic elements: this
has the effect of over-stiffening the part at its interface with the rigid body
the rigid body moment is transmitted using non-rigid kinematic elements:
this has the effect of allowing the interface to deform freely
Any selectable geometry is highlighted when you pass the cursor over it.
You can select a line in the geometry of the part to define easily another
direction. ( To create such a line, you must use the Wireframe and
Surface Design's workbench accessible through start -> Mechanical
Design. ).
3. Select Smooth Transmission in the
combo box.
4. You can:
either impose the three
components of the moment in the
reference axis system (the
program then automatically
updates the moment norm)
or impose the moment norm (the
program then automatically
updates the components).
The resulting moment symbol is also
updated.
For a CATIA - P2 interface, you can select the compass to impose the direction
of the arrows: Drag the compass by handling the red square and drop it on the
appropriate surface.The normal (perpendicular) direction to this surface defines
the new direction.Then, click on the Compass Direction button to take this new
direction into account.You can now invert the direction if desired, editing the
values of the three components.
5. Click OK.
The moment is created.
Several
arrows are
displayed to
visualize the
distributed
Body Force
vector.
Any selectable geometry is highlighted when you pass the cursor over it.
For a CATIA - P2 interface, you can select the compass to impose the direction of the
arrows: Drag the compass by handling the red square and drop it on the appropriate
surface.The normal (perpendicular) direction to this surface defines the new
direction.Then, click on the Compass Direction button to take this new direction into
account.You can now invert the direction if desired, editing the values of the three
components.
3. Select Body
Force in the combo
box.
4. Choose the
group of values to
be defined, among
the following
possibilities:
body force
norm and
direction
body force
components.
5. Click OK or
Apply.
The volume
body force is
created.
Several
arrows are
displayed to
visualize the
distributed
Body Force
vector.
Any selectable geometry is highlighted when you pass the cursor over it.
For a CATIA - P2 interface you can select the compass to define easily another
direction : Drag the compass by handling the red square and drop it on the
appropriate surface.The normal (perpendicular) direction to this surface defines
the new direction.Then, click on the Compass Direction button to take this new
direction into account.You can now invert the direction if desired, editing the
values of the three components.
3. Select Gravity in
the combo box.
4. You can:
either impose
the three
components
of the
acceleration
in the
reference
axis system
(the program
then
automatically
updates the
resultant
norm)
or impose the
norm (the
program then
automatically
updates the
components).
The resulting
arrow
symbols are
also updated.
5. Click OK or
Apply.
The mass
body force is
created.
4. Select the rotation axis by selecting a line.. ( To create such a line, you must
use the Wireframe and Surface Design's workbench accessible through start ->
Mechanical Design. ).
The program proposes a direction of rotation by displaying a few rotation
symbols.
If you do not define the rotation axis, the program will choose one arbitrarily.
5. Click OK or Apply.
The rotation is created.
4. Click OK.
The distributed mass equipment is created.
Several Mass
symbols are
displayed to
symbolize the
future Distributed
Mass Equipment
location.
Any selectable geometry is highlighted when you pass the cursor over it.
3. Select Mass in the first
combo box and Rigid
Transmission in the
second one.
Computing Results
CATIA - Generative Part Structural Analysis provides easy computation tools for
performing stress analysis and dynamics analysis on parts.
Using the Stress Analysis workbench, you can compute stress results on a
deformed part resulting from the application of restraints and loads
Using the Dynamics Analysis workbench, you can compute dynamic
vibration modes for a part optionally subjected to specified restraints and
non-structural masses.
If you own the CATIA - Generative Assembly Structural Analysis product,
you can perform Stress and Dynamic computations on assemblies.
The computations are based on the finite element method (FEM) which requires:
part discretization (mesh generation)
the satisfaction of equilibrium conditions (solution computation).
For both static and dynamic computations, you can specify the kind of required
accuracy (linear or parabolic formulation) and the size and sag of the mesh used
to perform the computation (local and global).
Remember that a smaller (refined) mesh means increased results accuracy.
Two kinds of computation methods are proposed to the user :
The Direct method,
The Iterative method.
Both methods obtain the same precision on the results, the difference is based on
the computation duration and the memory space management.In one hand the
iterative method is the best choice if there is no external storage specified, in
another hand, if there is an external storage, it is the best method for very large
model computation.The other choice : the direct method is appropriate to
compute small or medium models ( <200 000 degrees of freedom ) with an
external storage. If you do not known what to choose you can use an automatic
mode which will make the decision for you, taking into account the size of your
model and the available memory space. You can as well ask how long it will take
for each method to compute.
You must have defined all physical attributes (material, restraint, and load) prior to
this task.
You can use the Rod_For_Analysis.CATPart document from the
SAMPLES/gps_analysis directory for this task.
1.Click the Mesh Size icon
.
The Mesh Size
dialog box appears:
2. Set a little value for the
local Mesh Size.
3. Select appropriate
surfaces (or lines, curves)
on which you want to apply
those local conditions.
5. Repeat steps 1 to 4 to
apply local Mesh Sizes with
a different value if
necessary.
Those local
conditions if applied
where the stresses
are concentrated, will
increase efficiently
(that is to say with
maximum accuracy
improvement and
minimum calculus
time loss) and locally
the accuracy of the
computation.
To avoid virtual memory problems when computing a large model, you can use the
External Storage option. In this case you must set the CATIA Environment variable
named CATTemp with an external storage directory path. To use this functionality,
please refer to your CATIA Version 5 Release 3 Infrastructure User's Guide:
Customizing your environment on NT/UNIX Chapter. The file created during
computation will be used to store temporary solver data such as numbering, stiffness
matrices and so on during computation. After computation, all data is cleared from
the file.
On NT workstations you can customize the CATTemp variable by right-clicking the
CATIA icon on your desktop and selecting Edit from the contextual menu. Then you
can enter the following line: set CATTemp=C:\Temp (for example) to define the
external storage path. You must restart the session to take this modification into
account.
3. Press More to
enlarge the compute
panel and select the
Mesh Only option in
the combo.
To avoid virtual memory problems when computing a large model, you can use
the External Storage option. In this case you must set the CATIA Environment
variable named CATTemp with an external storage directory path. To use this
functionality, please refer to your CATIA Version 5 Release 3 Infrastructure
User's Guide: Customizing your environment on NT/UNIX Chapter. The file
created during computation will be used to store temporary solver data such as
numbering, stiffness matrices and so on during computation. After computation,
all data is cleared from the file.
On NT workstations you can customize the CATTemp variable by right-clicking
the CATIA icon on your desktop and selecting Edit from the contextual menu.
Then you can enter the following line: set CATTemp=C:\Temp (for example) to
define the external storage path. You must restart the session to take this
modification into account.
3. Click OK to run the computation and quit the dialog box.
4. Click the Mesh icon
.
The mesh
generated is
displayed on
the part as
shown.
The Mesh
information box
is also
displayed. It
contains
information
relative to the
number of
mesh entities.
2. Click on a star to
select an extrema
where you want the
computation to be
more accurate.
The
Adaptivity
Box and a
compass are
displayed.
The
Adaptivity
Box as other
preprocessing
features is
re-editable.
5. Repeat steps 2, 3
and 4 to treat the
different extremas.
6. Click on the
.
Compute icon
The
Computation
panel
appears.
7. Check High
precision and press
Ok to launch the
computation.
The results
are displayed:
8. Click on the
Precision icon
to examine the Error
results.
9. The Precision
panel displays the
estimated precision
in each defined
Adaptivity Boxes.
icon.
The von
Mises panel
appears.
The
Convergence
panel is
displayed.
You can
select a curve
with the
mouse cursor
to display its
graph.
A contextual
menu
available on
the curves,
points or the
background (
of the main
viewer) is
available to
hide or show
one or all the
curves for
example.
Right click on
one of those
items with the
mouse.
X Axis display
options are
available.
Double Click
on it to edit it.
You obtain
then the
panel shown
here. Press
Ok when
finished.
12 To edit the
graphic properties of
a curve double click
on it or one of its
points.
The Editor
dialog box is
displayed.
A circular arc whose radius equals the Sag is also displayed inside the
tetrahedron symbol.
These symbols are displayed either in the middle of the part if they
represent the Global Sag and Global Size either in the middle of a
geometric entity if they represent Local Sag and Local Size.
3. By default their values are
convenient for a rough computation.
However you can modify them to set
larger values: Click Cancel in the
Computation panel.Double click on
the Mesh Size symbol
in the
features tree.
The Mesh Size dialog box
appears
4. Set a relatively large value.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 with the
Mesh Sag symbol
in the
features tree.
6. Repeat steps 3 to 5 with another
couple of Mesh Sag and Size as
desired.
In case of a lack of global restraint in your modelization of the assembly, the free
global degree of freedom ( translation or rotation ) will be stressed by the
visualization of the corresponding part or assembly translated or rotated along
its direction.As a lack of restraint creates a global singularity, you will have to
correct it before launching a new computation.
Visualizing Results
CATIA - Generative Part Structural Analysis provides easy methods to visualize
results of analysis computations.
Using the Stress Analysis workbench, you can visualize:
Von Mises stresses
Displacements
Precision map information
Principal stress data.
Using the Dynamics Analysis workbench, you can visualize Vibration mode
shapes.
Results visualization is made possible by the discretization of your part. For the
continuous output fields, the values of interest are displayed on the FE mesh
which serves as an evaluation grid for the visualization of result data.
Visualizing Von
Mises Stresses
Visualizing
Displacements
Visualizing
Precisions
Visualizing
Principal
Stresses
Visualizing
Normal Mode
Shapes
For every visualization modes except for the Normal Mode Shapes, you can
customize the Color Palette.
The Von Mises stress distribution on the part is also displayed in ISO-value mode, along
with a color palette.
2. You can vary the amplitude of the deformed structure with the cursor.
3. You can visualize the part inner stresses
using the Cutting Plane: select the
corresponding checkbox .(CATIA - P2
interface and licence only )
You can handle the compass with the
mouse in order to rotate or translate the
Cutting Plane.( To do so, select an edge of
the compass and drag the mouse).
You should note the yield strength value for the material displayed in the dialog box. For a sound
structural design, the maximum value of the Von Mises stresses should be less than this yield
value.
4. Click OK to quit the dialog box.
Visualizing Displacements
The displacement resulting from part loading is important for a correct understanding of the
way in which the part behaves.
This task shows how to visualize displacements on a part.
You must have successfully performed the computation using the Stress Analysis workbench.
You can use the Rod_For_Analysis.CATPart document from the SAMPLES/gps_analysis
directory for this task.
1. Click the Displacement icon
.
The Displacement dialog box is
displayed.
The displacement vector field is also displayed in arrow symbol mode, along with a
color palette.
3. Set the Display Arrow checkbox again in order to choose between several modes of
component display:
All components
X components
Y components
Z components
XY projection
YZ projection
ZX projection
4. Select XY in the Component combo box to display the displacement field projection in the
XY plane.
Note the arrow symbols orientation change depending on the chosen components.
Visualizing Precisions
All computations are based on certain approximations, hence FEM results
are only valid with some uncertainty.
A Computation Precision estimate can be displayed. The program evaluates
the validity of the computation and provides a global statement about this
validity. It also displays a predicted energy error norm map which gives
qualitative insight about the error distribution on the part.
This task shows how to visualize the computation precision information.
You must have successfully performed the computation using the Stress
Analysis workbench.
You can use the Rod_For_Analysis.CATPart document from the
SAMPLES/gps_analysis directory for this task.
1. Click the
Precision icon
The Precision
information box is
displayed.
The Global
Precision
percentage
provides an
estimation of
the global
validity of the
computation.
The total
Strain Energy
value is also
displayed.
2. The Strain Energy Variation distribution map on the part is also displayed,
along with a color palette.
This map provides qualitative information about the way in which estimated
computation errors are relatively distributed on the part.
If the error is relatively large in a particular region of interest, the
computation results in that region may not be reliable. A new
computation can be performed to obtain better precision.
To obtain a refined mesh in a region of interest, use smaller Local
Size and Sag values in the computation step.
6. Click on one
element to visualize
continuously its
Strain Energy
Variation.
Several display
modes are
available:
All
Maximum
Minimum
Intermediate
Principal
Shearing.
4. Select Maximum
Absolute in the
Component combo
box.
The display
is
automatically
updated to
show the
maximum
normal
stress
direction at
each point.
The absolute
value of the
maximum
normal
stress is
taken into
account for
the color
distribution.
5. In the same way,
select Principal
Shearing in the
Component combo
box.
The display
is updated to
show the
magnitude of
maximum
shear stress
(expressed
in a plane
bisecting the
right angle
between the
directions of
maximum
and
minimum
principal
stresses) at
each point.
6. You can
visualize the part
inner principal
stresses using the
Cutting Plane:
select Maximum in
the combo and the
"Cutting plane"
checkbox (CATIA P2 interface and
licence only ).
You can handle the
compass with the
mouse in order to
rotate or translate
the Cutting Plane.(
To do so, select an
edge of the
compass and drag
the mouse ).
7. Click OK to quit
the dialog box.
2. To change the natural frequency mode solution, you can select the desired
value from the list.
3. You can animate the selected mode by checking the Play Animation option.
You can also display the part deformation step by step using the Next Step or
Previous Step option.
.
The von Mises
dialog box is
displayed.
The von Mises stress distribution on the part is also displayed in ISO-value mode, along
with a color palette.
distributed taking
into account if
possible the
imposed values.
When you have
finished to
customize the
palette you can
click on Apply or
Ok to modify the
view.
None of those
parameters are
saved and are
only effective on
one display.
5. Modify the desired
parameters.
6. Click on Apply to
check if the palette fit. If
yes Click on Ok
The palette dialog
box disappears
and the
modifications will
be valid only for
this display.
8. Move the Color Palette with the middle mouse button to the desired place.
9. Click again on the
Color palette to fix it
there.
Workbench Description
This section contains the description of the icons and menus which are specific to
the Stress Analysis and Dynamics Analysis workbenches of CATIA - Generative
Part Structural Analysis Version 5.
CATIA - Generative Part Structural Analysis Menu Bar (common to both Stress and
Dynamic Workbench)
CATIA - Generative Part Stress Analysis Workbench
CATIA - Generative Part Dynamic Analysis Workbench
Menu
Purpose
Start
Enter new workbench.
File
Perform file creation, opening, saving and printing operations.
Edit
Manipulate selected objects.
View
View document contents.
Insert Insert objects.
Tools Set user preferences.
Window Arrange document windows.
Help
Get help.
Tasks corresponding to the menu commands are described in the CATIA Version 5 Infrastructure
User's Guide.
Select Toolbar
The Select toolbar contains the following tools to select workbench, select part and
load part.
Select geometry.
See Entering the Stress Analysis Workbench and Selecting a Part
Connection Toolbar
The Connection toolbar contains the following tool to assign properties to a part. This
toolbar is specific to the Generative Assembly Structural Analysis product.
Equipment Toolbar
In the Dynamics Analysis workbench, the Equipment toolbar contains the following tool
to create mass equipment.
Restraint Toolbar
The Restraint toolbar contains the following tools to restrain a part.
Load Toolbar
The Load toolbar contains the following tools to assign properties to a part.
Compute Toolbars
The Compute toolbars contain the following tools to compute analysis results.
Image Toolbars
Depending on the workbench, the Image toolbar contains the following tools to
visualize analysis results.
Glossary
A
axis system
Assembly
B
body force
A load type including volume body force and mass body force.This
load type is based on the body of the part (that is, its geometry and
possibly its mass density). Therefore, body forces represent
intensive (volume density-type) quantities, as opposed to forces
which are extensive (resultants, i.e., integrals over regions)
quantities.
C
clamp
connection
CONSTR-N
F
force
M
mass equipment An additional mass attached to the geometry (point, line or surface)
of the part. It represents a scalar, purely inertial (non-structural)
load.
moment
A transmitted moment-type load, which includes rigid and smooth
transmission types.
P
part
pressure fitting
R
resultant
RIG-BEAM
S
sag
size
T
traction
V
virtual restraint
Index
A
Adaptivity
Apply Material icon
Assembly , , ,
axis system
B
Body Force icon
body forces ,
C
Clamp icon ,
clamps ,
Color Palette
Compute icon , , , ,
computing
high precision mesh
normal modes
stress analysis
assemblies
CONSTR-N kinematic elements ,
connection , ,
Connection icon
contact element
creating
clamps
connections
distributed forces
distributed mass equipment
forces
gravity forces
lumped mass equipment
moments
pressures
properties
rotation forces
sliders
tractions
transmitted forces
virtual restraints
volume body forces
D
Displacement icon ,
displacements
distributed forces
distributed mass equipment
dynamic vibration modes
Dynamics Analysis workbench
E
Equipment icon
F
finite element method
Force icon , , ,
forces
G
gravity forces
L
linear contact condition elements
local axis system
lumped mass equipment
M
mass body force
mass equipment ,
material
Mesh icon
Mises icon
Mode Results icon
Moment icon
moments ,
N
non-rigid kinematic elements
normal vibration modes
P
part
precision
Precision icon
pressure
pressure fitting ,
Pressure icon
principal stresses
R
reference axis system
resultant
RIG-BEAM kinematic elements
rigid kinematic elements , ,
rotation forces
Rotation icon
S
SAG
Select Part icon
size
Slider icon ,
sliders ,
SPRING ,
storage
Stress Analysis workbench
T
tractions ,
transmitted forces
V
Virtual Restraint icon
virtual restraints ,
virtual rigid body
visualizing
displacements